02423nam a2200385 a 4500 ebr10224506 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 071022s2008 dcu sb 001 0 eng 2007043782 9780815736547 (cloth : alk. paper) 0815736541 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780815736530 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0815736533 (pbk. : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)298788232 n-us--- JK1021 .H52 2008eb 352.4/97302 22 Hilley, John L. The challenge of legislation [electronic resource] : bipartisanship in a partisan world / John L. Hilley. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008. xii, 276 p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-267) and index. Introduction -- We're fixing a hole -- Launch -- Circle 'round the consumer price index -- The handoff -- Staking out territory -- Offer and counteroffer -- An agreement -- What was that we agreed to? -- The center must hold -- The challenge of reconciliation -- House on fire -- Tax tribulations -- Into the hands of the leaders -- Taxes and death -- The triumph of responsibility -- Postscript : the limits and potential of bipartisanship -- Appendixes -- A. primer on the budget process -- B. key budget terms -- C. chronology of important dates -- D. list of participants. "Insider's account of the bipartisan passage of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. Weaves together detailed narrative and portraits of key players and offers unique insight into the relationship between party leaders and their rank-and-file, the interplay between elected officials and their staff, and the delicate art of partisan negotiations"--Provided by publisher. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. United States. Congress. United States. Balanced Budget Act of 1997. Legislation United States. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10224506 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 40077 40077